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3 | ''Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey'' focuses on the Creator/{{Muppet performer|s}} Kevin Clash, who performed and voiced Elmo, the adorable and lovable red monster from ''Series/SesameStreet'' until late 2012. |
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5 | The movie follows his upbringing in Baltimore, his passion for creating and performing with puppets; how he began working for Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) and his career there, including rising to executive producer, and how his most popular creation came to be. |
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7 | Compare ''Film/IAmBigBird'', another independent documentary about a longtime ''Sesame'' puppeteer (Carroll Spinney). |
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9 | !!This film provides examples of: |
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11 | * AllLovingHero: When defining Elmo's personality, Clash decided that he should "represent love" and made him a CuddleBug. It succeeded way beyond expectations. |
12 | * AscendedFanboy: [[invoked]]Clash was a big fan of Creator/JimHenson and decided to become a puppeteer. Then he was recruited by the man himself. |
13 | * HappierHomeMovie: Shows up a few times in the film including one where his newborn baby just arrived at his home and had to talk in Elmo's voice much to the annoyance of his wife. |
14 | * ThePeteBest: An InUniverse example. In 1985, Richard Hunt was fed up with having to perform Elmo and tossed the puppet on Clash's lap. Clash raised him up and brought energy, life and a definitive voice in him. The character was then developed in a major way and became one of ''Sesame Street'''s most popular creatures, mostly thanks to Clash. |
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